Bug 2524156 (CVE-2026-66422) - CVE-2026-66422 tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Improper Authorization allows bypass of declarative role constraints
Summary: CVE-2026-66422 tomcat: Apache Tomcat: Improper Authorization allows bypass of...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-66422
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-25 22:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-31 18:00 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-25 22:02:07 UTC 
Improper Authorization vulnerability in Apache Tomcat cause by security-role-ref definitions being incorrectly used as role aliases within the Realm in additional to the correct usage with Request.isUserInRole().



This issue affects Apache Tomcat: from 11.0.0-M1 through 11.0.24, from 10.1.0-M1 through 10.1.57, from 9.0.25 through 9.0.120.



The following versions were EOL at the time the CVE was created but are 
known to be affected: from 8.5.46 through 8.5.100, from 7.0.97 through 7.0.109. Other unsupported versions may also be affected.



Users are recommended to upgrade to version 11.0.25, 10.1.58 or 9.0.121, which fix the issue.
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